Image analyzing apparatus and image analyzing method

Abstract

There are provided an image analyzing apparatus and an image analyzing method where, in analyzing a microscopic image of a microbe or a cell tissue, the manpower-independent observation and quantification are executed so as to enhance the analyzing performance. The configuration of the apparatus and the method is as follows: A frequency conversion processing, such as Wavelet transformation, is executed toward the microscopic image of the microbe or the cell tissue and, based on the result obtained, the quantitative analysis is executed. The configuration allows the automatic quantitative judgement to be executed concerning factors such as the position, the number, the magnitude, the degree of activity, the area ratio, the configuration, the direction, and the color. This condition makes it possible to reduce a burden imposed on a person who are in charge of the observation. Also, the noise can be eliminated, which also enhances the analyzing performance. Moreover, the converted regions are utilized for the analysis. This condition makes it possible to execute the analysis with the amount of calculation that is smaller than the resolution, thereby allowing the high-speed processing to be implemented.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An image analyzing apparatus, comprising: 
       an image inputting section that inputs an image to be analyzed,  
       a frequency conversion section that performs a frequency conversion toward said image inputted by said image inputting section,  
       an output section that outputs based on a conversion result, an analysis result of said image inputted from said image inputting section, said conversion result being obtained by said frequency conversion section, and  
       an image rotation section that rotates said image inputted from said image inputting section, wherein said frequency conversion is performed by said frequency converting section toward said image data rotated by said image rotation section, and sum-totals of said frequency-converted data in horizontal and vertical regions are taken, respectively, and from a ratio between said respective sum-totals, a quantitative judgement is performed concerning a flattening ratio of a configuration within said inputted image.  
     
     
       2. An image analyzing method, comprising the steps of: 
       performing a frequency conversion toward an image inputted from an image inputting means,  
       outputting, based on a conversion result, an analysis result of said image inputted from said image inputting means, said conversion result being obtained by said frequency conversion,  
       rotating said image inputted from said image inputting means,  
       performing said frequency conversion toward said image data rotated,  
       taking sum-totals of said frequency-converted data in horizontal and vertical regions, respectively, and from a ratio between said respective sum-totals,  
       performing a quantitative judgement concerning a flattening ratio of a configuration within said inputted image.